Post Drinking with Victoria Vanstone

If you haven't discovered Recovery Road on reddit yet, you are missing out.  The founder, all round happy guy and incredible sober ambassador Brandon Jackson, sits down with Bek to discuss how he went from performing extremely well academically, received a uni scholarship and worked as the head of marketing for a major company, to being a more relaxed and down to earth sober patron - fully embracing his gifts for charity work and living a life more organic to himself.  https://www.instagram.com/brandonbehappy/ https://www.santanasfoundation.org/ https://www.reddit.com/user/MeetFried

Bek sits down with Victoria Vanstone, upcoming author, blogger and retired party mum to discuss what changes she found necessary to make her life as a mum, a sober one.   https://www.drunkmummysobermummy.com/ https://www.instagram.com/drunkmummysobermummy/ https://www.facebook.com/drunkmummysobermummy

In this episode, Bek sits down to chat with Vond Bart and discuss his journey of growing up between Australia and the Czech Republic.  Vond details the hard journey he took to reach his sobriety, and after almost thirty years, reconnecting with his mother.  

Join Bek as she sits down and has a chat with Its Not Me, Its Booze founder, Mel Lionnet.  Mel has been creating sober events and catering to sober curious and sober women for the past 18 months and discusses how to avoid FOMO and stay sober with your old friends and meet some amazing new friends in the process. Get in touch with Mel at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/itsnotmeitsbooze/ https://www.instagram.com/itsnotmeitsbooze/

Here it is at long last - the tale of Russia and the last time Bek drank before she reached out for help.  It's the story of two ill fated femme fatales, letting alcohol rule and ruin their friendship leading to the last moments of Beks life.. or at least her old life. 

In this easy to digest shot, Bek takes a look at the recent decision made by model, cooking lover and twitter aficionado, Chrissy Teigen and her decision to kick the booze.  https://www.alcoholrehabguide.org/resources/dual-diagnosis/alcohol-and-grief/

THIS EPISODE CONTAINS SENSITIVE TOPICS SUCH AS SUICIDE, MENTAL HEALTH AND DEPRESSION.  If you or someone you know needs professional help, please contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Beyondblue on 1300 22 4636 if you are within Australia.  Otherwise, in USA 1800 273 TALK (8255). Bek sits down to have a chat with Wentworth actress and mental health advocate, Melitta St Just, to discuss the loss of her brother four years ago on boxing day to alcohol related suicide.  Melitta gives some sober tips to survive this really difficult time of year for those suffering with mental health issues as well as acknowledging how she works to honour her brothers memory and bring awareness to an issue very close to her heart.  Links: https://www.beyondblue.org.au/ https://www.lifeline.org.au/ https://www.blackdoginstitute.org.au/

Want to get sober but worried about all those terrible things 'drunk you' did?  It's ok, I've done some of the worst things humanly possible and have managed to come sober.  This podcast is about raw, real stories and will allow you to laugh and cry along at the troublesome tales of a young, professional woman finally sober after 13 years of non stop drinking, partying and making too many mistakes to count. 

In this first bonus episode of Becky's Not Drinking Tonight, Bek sits down with journalist and platter afficionado, El Katelaris to discuss her decision to stop drinking on NYE last year.  El gives us five helpful tips for staying sober this silly season and explains how she reached the decision to become sober at 25.  Read El's incredible article here: https://www.mamamia.com.au/sober-in-my-20s/ 

Christmas is a very hard time of the year to stay sober and mentally health.  Bek goes back to the days of finding out Santa wasn't real and the impact of growing up in a family where Christmas was split between two households.  She discusses the impact of women always feeling the need to make Christmas an over the top, instgramablle event that never really goes to plan.